Psalm 33:6
New International Version
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.

New Living Translation
The LORD merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.

English Standard Version
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

Berean Standard Bible
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

King James Bible
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

New King James Version
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

New American Standard Bible
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their lights.

NASB 1995
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.

NASB 1977
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.

Legacy Standard Bible
By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.

Amplified Bible
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, And all their host by the breath of His mouth.

Christian Standard Bible
The heavens were made by the word of the LORD, and all the stars, by the breath of his mouth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The heavens were made by the word of the LORD, and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.

American Standard Version
By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
By The Word of LORD JEHOVAH the Heavens were made, and all his hosts by The Breath of his mouth.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD made the heavens and everything in them by his word.

Douay-Rheims Bible
By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth:

English Revised Version
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The heavens were made by the word of the LORD and all the stars by the breath of his mouth.

Good News Translation
The LORD created the heavens by his command, the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word.

International Standard Version
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made; all the heavenly bodies by the breath of his mouth.

JPS Tanakh 1917
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

Literal Standard Version
By the word of YHWH | The heavens have been made, | And all their host by the breath of His mouth.

Majority Standard Bible
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

New American Bible
By the LORD’s word the heavens were made; by the breath of his mouth all their host.

NET Bible
By the LORD's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.

New Revised Standard Version
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth.

New Heart English Bible
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made; and all their host by the breath of his mouth.

Webster's Bible Translation
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

World English Bible
By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.

Young's Literal Translation
By the word of Jehovah The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.

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Context
Praise to the Creator
5The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion. 6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. 7He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.…

Cross References
Hebrews 11:3
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

Genesis 1:3
And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

Genesis 1:6
And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters."

Genesis 2:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

2 Chronicles 2:12
And Hiram added: "Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

Psalm 104:30
When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

Psalm 148:5
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.


Treasury of Scripture

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

By the

Psalm 33:9
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

Psalm 148:1-5
Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights…

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

the host

Psalm 148:2,3
Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts…

Genesis 2:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

Deuteronomy 4:19
And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

breath

Psalm 104:30
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Job 26:13
By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

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Psalm 33
1. God is to be praised for his goodness
6. for his power
12. and for his providence
20. Confidence is to be placed in God














(6) The breath of his mouth.--This is plainly only a synonym for word. (Comp. Isaiah 11:4, where "breath of his lips" is used for the Divine sentence of judgment upon the heathen.)

Verse 6. - By the word of the Lord were the heavens made. God is to be praised, not only for his goodness, but also for his greatness, and especially for his greatness in creation (see Psalm 19:1-6). The heavens were made "by his word" in a double sense - by the Word, who is the Second Person of the Trinity (John 1:3; Hebrews 1:2, 10), and by a mere utterance, without the employment of any mechanical means, as we learn from Genesis 1:6-8. And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. The "host of heaven" is here, undoubtedly, the host of heavenly bodies - the sun, moon, and stars - as in Genesis 2:1. These were made "by the breath of God's mouth;" i.e. by his simple utterance of the command - "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven, to divide the day from the night" (Genesis 1:14; comp. Job 26:13).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
By the word
בִּדְבַ֣ר (biḏ·ḇar)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

of the LORD
יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the heavens
שָׁמַ֣יִם (šā·ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

were made,
נַעֲשׂ֑וּ (na·‘ă·śū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

and all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the stars
צְבָאָֽם׃ (ṣə·ḇā·’ām)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign

by the breath
וּבְר֥וּחַ (ū·ḇə·rū·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

of His mouth.
פִּ֝֗יו (pîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to


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